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# Yomichan for Chrome #
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2016-04-10 05:48:13 +00:00
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2016-05-19 00:03:51 +00:00
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The Yomichan extension for Chrome allows you to turn Chrome into a tool for building Japanese language literacy
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(regardless of current skill level), aiding in deciphering texts which would be otherwise too difficult tackle. This
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browser extension was inspired in part by [Rikaichan](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/rikaichan/) and
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[Rikaikun](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/rikaikun/jipdnfibhldikgcjhfnomkfpcebammhp?hl=en), but it stands
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apart in its goal of being a all-encompassing learning tool as opposed to a mere browser-based dictionary. It is the
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natural evolution of the [Yomichan](/projects/yomichan) plugin that I developed for [Anki](http://ankisrs.net/) back in
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2011 and the two applications can be used together in order to automatically generate flash cards for new vocabulary and
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Kanji encountered during reading.
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## Installation ##
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The easiest way to install this extension is to download it from its listing in the [Chrome Web
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Store](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/yomichan/ogmnaimimemjmbakcfefmnahgdfhfami). If you are a developer, you
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can also clone the [repository on GitHub](https://github.com/FooSoft/yomichan-chrome-ext), provided that you have have
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installed [Git LFS](https://git-lfs.github.com/) and have initialized the included submodule dependencies after pulling
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down the main project. If you wish to use this extension alongside Anki, please read and follow the installation
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instructions for the [Yomichan](/projects/yomichan) plugin.
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## Usage ##
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1. Click on the Yomichan browser action button in the upper right corner of the window (labeled ヨミ).
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2. Hold down the `Shift` or the middle mouse button while you move your mouse over Japanese text.
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3. Resize the definition window by dragging the bottom right corner of the window.
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4. Clicking on a Kanji will display the Kanji information page, including a Kanji stroke diagram.
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5. If you are using [AnkiConnect](/projects/yomichan), you will see buttons that can be used to create flash cards.
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6. Right click on the Yomichan browser action button and select *Options* to configure the extension.
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## Screenshots ##
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[](img/vocab.png)
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[](img/kanji.png)
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[](img/options.png)
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## License ##
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GPL
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